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Best Presentation on Myocarditis

Lyme/MSIDS can affect the heart.  See:

Now, there is a further complication muddying the waters for those who get the COVID mRNA injections.  On top of Lyme/MSIDS causing heart issues, the COVID shots are also being linked to heart issues:

https://rumble.com/v1i4e7n-myocarditis-in-the-setting-of-sars-cov-2-infections-and-covid-19-vaccinatio.  Video Here (Approx. 45 Min)

Myocarditis in the setting of SARS CoV-2 Infections and Covid-19 Vaccinations in Children

Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD, FACC, FAAP Medical Director for Heart and Souls speaking about Covid-19 vaccines in children. Are they safe? What are we to believe?

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1 in 100 teens developed heart inflammation after 2x of Pfizer according to a new study. An additional 4 of the 300 participants developed subclinical myocarditis. This is FAR greater than the 1/3000 or 1/10000 or 1/50000 they initially claimed (and continued to reduce). ~ Kim Iversen

Vaccine myocarditis update from Thailand

https://anishkokamd.substack.com/p/vaccine-myocarditis-update-from-thailand

By Anish Koka MD (Cardiology)

Excerpts:
It has long ago been established that the messenger RNA vaccines cause myocarditis, the controversial question now relates to what the actual rate of myocarditis is. The CDC chart below notes a peak myocarditis rate (all boxes shaded in orange are myocarditis rates that are higher than what is expected in the population) in 16-17 year old boy of 75.9 / million (or 1/13,157 ) after dose 2 of the mrna COVID vaccine.
Unfortunately, because of the heavy reliance in the United States on passive reporting, which entails clinicians/ patients voluntarily reporting myocarditis cases, this number is likely an undercount.
 I can assure you, and the mostly ER doctor contingent on twitter that brays about “mild myocarditis”, that there are no cardiologists who want to see their child have a cardiac troponin that is 2x normal or 40x normal after administration of some therapeutic.

It is absolutely head-spinning to see that the public conversation now is geared to dismiss cardiac injury in young healthy children as “mild”.

The US has done an unbelievably poor job of defining that risk to the population since myocarditis was first reported as an adverse event related to the vaccines in April of 2021. The Thai study helps fill in some of the data void so parents and their doctors can be better informed when discussing the risks and benefits of the vaccines.
Please see the preprint that enrolled 13-18 year olds in a comprehensive study that sought to assess myocardial injury by routinely checking an electrocardiogram, cardiac troponins, and an echocardiogram ( a cardiac ultrasound) at baseline and after a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

The most common cardiovascular effects were:

  • tachycardia (7.64%)
  • shortness of breath (6.64%)
  • palpitation (4.32%)
  • chest pain (4.32%)
  • hypertension (3.99%)
  • Seven participants (2.33%) exhibited at least one elevated cardiac biomarker or positive lab assessments
  • Cardiovascular effects were found in 29.24% of patients, ranging from tachycardia, palpitation, and myopericarditis
  • Myopericarditis was confirmed in one patient after vaccination
  • Two patients had suspected pericarditis and four patients had suspected subclinical myocarditis

Conclusion: Cardiovascular effects in adolescents after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination included tachycardia, palpitation, and myocarditis. The clinical presentation of myopericarditis after vaccination was usually mild, with all cases fully recovering within 14 days. Hence, adolescents receiving mRNA vaccines should be monitored for side effects. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT05288231

The Moderna vaccine has been shown to have myocarditis rates 3-4x Pfizer.

“Hundreds of thousands of Americans have been killed by this ‘vaccine’, and millions have been injured.”

“This is the most dangerous ‘vaccine’ ever created.”

Ron Johnson is the only person in Congress who cares at all  about the millions pf people who were ‘vaccine’ injured. ~ Steve Kirsch

A British Heart Foundation Ad also attempts to normalize heart problems in children:

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NY Presbyterian Hospital Ad Normalizes Myocarditis in Children

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Sept. 6, 2022

Youtube apparently censored this video.  To see it go here:  https://twitter.com/tsalt7/status/1566942974017413120

New York-Presbyterian Hospital, which operates more than 200 locations throughout Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Westchester and Putnam Counties, as well as 10 hospital campuses, created a video called “Pediatric Patient Story – Suri (30s version)” that was published on September 6.

Myocarditis, a rare issue before Operation Warp Speed, has greatly increased according to a peer-reviewed Nordic study which looked at 23 million residents.

According to VAERS, upwards of 90 percent of all myocarditis cases end up requiring hospitalization.

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Sept. 14, 2022

Former nurse Tawny Buettner gives emotional speech at the board of supervisor’s meeting about losing her job due to the “vaccine” mandate

Buettner was a nurse for 13 years in the cardiovascular care unit where she took care of children with myocarditis after the COVID shots. She states that these reactions were not being reported to VAERS. She states it was an unspoken thing that they were not allowed to talk openly about it in the unit.

“I am the face of your misinformation, Nathan. I am the one who lost my career in pediatric, cardiovascular ICU care.” ~ Nurse Tawny Buettner

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Heart Issues, Lyme, vaccines

Lyme & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

https://www.globallymealliance.org/blog/lyme-and-ptsd

Lyme and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

by Jennifer Crystal on June 16, 2022

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Many who contract chronic Lyme disease develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of the stress, pain, and suffering.

For many years after my April 2007 relapse of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses, I experienced symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder each spring. As the weather blossomed with new possibility, my body went into “fight or flight” mode, the stress response we have when we encounter danger. For animals, this is the natural protective reaction of prey when a predator swoops in. Humans have the same reaction when they are in immediate danger—say, in combat—or when they are confronted with trauma, like a shocking loss or a catastrophic medical event.

Once we are out of danger, the “fight or flight” response usually abates, but for some, it can hang on for months or years, triggered when someone is reminded of the trauma. Even though I wasn’t consciously worried about relapsing again, my body would remember that time and prepare each spring as if it were going to happen. I’d suffer from anxiety, flashbacks, and nightmares. As Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D. writes in The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma,

“While we all want to move beyond trauma, the part of our brain that is devoted to ensuring our survival (deep below our rational brain) is not very good at denial. Long after a traumatic experience is over, it may be reactivated at the slightest hint of danger and mobilize disturbed brain circuits and secrete massive amounts of hormones.”[i]

Ironically, though my body was trying to protect me from experiencing relapse, it is precisely this stress response that can trigger a flare for Lyme disease patients. My doctor equates a high release of the stress hormone cortisol to “walking into a minefield of ticks.” This news, of course, only made me more stressed; was my subconscious worry about relapse going to cause a relapse?

Thankfully it didn’t, but I had to work hard to fight both the possibility of relapse and my innate response to that possibility. This required boosting my immune system, engaging in talk therapy (including cognitive behavioral therapy), increasing adjunct therapies, and grounding myself with mindfulness and fun. Through my work, I learned that I was not alone. I had always associated PTSD with veterans, who do understandably suffer high rates of this ongoing stress response. But PTSD can happen to anyone who experiences trauma, and there are so many aspects of tick-borne illness that are traumatic.

In addition to the devastating physical toll of tick-borne diseases, especially when they are undiagnosed for months or years, prolonged serious illness can take a toll on finances, relationships, and self-worth. The diagnosis process itself can be traumatizing.

“It’s important to understand that many of these undiagnosed patients have suffered not only the debilitating physical symptoms of tick-borne disease, but also the indignity of being humiliated and demeaned by many of the specialists they have visited,” writes psychiatrist Bernard Raxlen, M.D. in his book Lyme Disease: Medical Myopia and the Hidden Global Pandemic. “A negative process, sustained by a punishing medical system, has traumatized these patients.”[ii]

Visiting a doctor, worrying about relapse, or experiencing the tiniest flare of symptoms can trigger a PTSD response in patients of tick-borne illness. As we head into summer and the height of tick season, many of us also experience PTSD as we worry about being reinfected. I’m now feeling healthier than I have in years, and celebrate summer with swimming, kayaking and paddleboarding. But as I head out for these activities, I’m bathing myself in repellent. When I return, I’m fastidiously doing tick checks and taking other precautionary measures. My joyful days are often followed by nightmare-ridden sleep. (For more on this delicate balance, see my post “Managing Fear of Ticks During the Summer”).

PTSD is a natural response for Lyme patients. The first step in coping with it is normalizing this reaction. There’s no shame in experiencing PTSD, and having anxiety-related symptoms does not mean “you’re crazy” or “it’s all in your head.” It may mean that you have a diagnosable and treatable disorder. Talk to your Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD) about ways to manage your PTSD. Eventually, with the right support, you just may be able to rewire your response, and could even find your PTSD turning into PTG: Post-Traumatic Growth.

[i] Van der Kolk, Bessel, M.D. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma. New York: Penguin Books, 2015 (2).

[ii] Raxlen, Bernard, M.D. with Cashel, Allie. Lyme Disease: Medical Myopia and the Hidden Global Pandemic. London, UK: Hammersmith Health Books, 2019 (20).

Writer

Jennifer Crystal

Opinions expressed by contributors are their own. Jennifer Crystal is a writer and educator in Boston. Her work has appeared in local and national publications including Harvard Health Publishing and The Boston Globe. As a GLA columnist for over six years, her work on GLA.org has received mention in publications such as The New Yorker, weatherchannel.com, CQ Researcher, and ProHealth.com. Jennifer is a patient advocate who has dealt with chronic illness, including Lyme and other tick-borne infections. Her memoir about her medical journey is forthcoming. Contact her via email below.

Email: lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com

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**Comment**

PTSD is very real for Lyme/MSIDS patients, but rarely discussed.  There are numerous pathogens besides Lyme that can cause mental health issues.  I can relate to virtually everything in this post – and my husband can as well.  Since the two of us were infected it put a lot of stress on our family which meant we had to be very open with our children who were teenagers at the time going through their own stuff!

We essentially became each other’s therapist and had to work through trauma sometimes going all the way back to childhood, because the brain is a funny thing that can remind you of a past you thought was completely forgotten with something as simple as a fragrance, image, or sound from the past.  Feelings come bubbling up and you have to face them and deal with them. 

This aspect of the Lyme/MSIDS journey is a very important one that you can’t just treat with a pill to make it go away, although treating the infections causing it is a crucial, required step.  This is deep stuff that requires patience, time, and freedom/safety to talk about the past, feelings, and sometimes downright crazy thoughts.

But know this: you are not alone and you are not crazy.  You are a complex person with a complex history that often needs revisiting, facing, and unraveling.  The effort you put into it will all be worth it in the end.

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Lyme, Psychological Aspects

Overcome Bacterial & Viral Infections With SOT and RGCC Test

https://forumhealthfonddulac.com/masterclass/

Masterclass: Overcome Bacterial and Viral Infections with SOT Therapy and the RGCC Test

October 11th at 7pm ET

Are you or a loved one suffering from Lyme disease, shingles, hepatitis, Epstein-Barr virus or another viral or bacterial infection?

In this masterclass, Dr. Clayton Bell and Dr. Terri Beim will discuss how RGCC testing and SOT (Supportive Oligonucleotide Technique) is a highly effective and individualized method that can aid the body in overcoming bacterial and viral infections so you can feel like yourself again.

REGISTER FREE TODAY!
 

In This Masterclass You Will Learn

  • What is SOT therapy and RGCC testing?
  • How does SOT and RGCC testing work?
  • What are the benefits of SOT and how effective is it?
  • What are the side effects?
  • How does SOT address co-infections if they exist?
  • How long does it take to start feeling better?
The webinar is especially relevant for anyone suffering from:
  • Lyme disease
  • Shingles
  • Hepatitis B and C
  • Epstein-Barr virus
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Coxsackie virus
  • Co-infections such as Babesia and Bartonella
  • HHV 1, 2 and 6
  • HPV 6, 11, 16 AND 18
  • HTLV1

About Terri M. Beim, ND

As a naturopathic practitioner for more than 20 years, Dr. Beim is first and foremost an educator. She practices at Forum Health Austin and spends an extensive amount of time with patients — understanding their medical history, body, chemistry, diet, lifestyle, load toxicity, and resulting health challenges — in effort to determine WHY their problems started in the first place. After seeking to understand, Dr. Beim educates her patients and offers personalized protocols that ensure positive health outcomes.
“Listening to and learning from patients is the only way to create an effective treatment plan. It must be personal; it must be holistic”.

Not only is Terri known for her extensive knowledge base in the field, but she brings overwhelming partnership, encouragement, and commitment to each patient’s journey of life-long health, wellness, and vitality.

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About Clayton Bell, MD, FAAFP, ABOIM

Dr. Clayton Bell’s medical practice combines cutting edge Functional Medicine with Integrative Medicine wellness techniques and ancient healing traditions from Ayurvedic Medicine. This synergistic and potent medicinal blend allows the patient to be heard and seen on multiple levels: physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual. Dr. Bell has been shaped by his transformational personal and medical experiences both nationally and internationally. He has delivered babies in Maine, treated cholera epidemics in Haiti, taken a vision quest, ridden his bicycle across the country twice, and hiked across the Himalayas, Alps, Patagonia, New Zealand, and Kilimanjaro. These experiences solidified Dr. Bell’s medical philosophy that the common thread to optimizing vitality and health lies with activating, supporting, and empowering the person to heal themselves from the inside out.  Together, you and Dr. Bell will co-create a personalized wellness plan which will address your concerns and maximize your health.   

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Activism, Lyme, Testing, Treatment

Dr. Kim Lewis on Lyme Bacterial Persister Cells & Pulsed Antibiotics

http://  Approx. 42 Min

Nov. 2021

Dr. Amy Proal interviews Dr. Kim Lewis about Lyme bacterial persister cells and pulsed antibiotics

Dr. Kim Lewis is a University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University with particular expertise in molecular microbiology. He is also the director of Northeastern’s Antimicrobial Discovery Center. His laboratory studies persister cells responsible for tolerance to antibiotics, uncultured bacteria of the environment and the microbiome, and also works on drug discovery. Some of the work he has done on persister cell formation, antibiotic development, and use of pulsed antibiotics involves Borrelia burgdorferi – the causative agent of Lyme disease.
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**Comment**
Although a year old, this information is crucial to consider regarding treatment as borrelia is pleomorphic making it harder to kill.
For more:
  • https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/08/06/meet-the-researcher-kim-lewis-ph-d/
  • https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2015/07/07/promising-new-research-for-persisting-lyme/  Lewis’ team started by killing Borrelia (the causative agent of Lyme Disease) with antibiotics and waiting three weeks.  He expected and found that persisters remained.  He found this promising as it helps explain why many continue to have symptoms. He tried numerous things against the persisters – all of which failed, until they focused on Borrelia’s weakness:  it doesn’t develop antibiotic resistant “superbugs.”  From this conclusion they decided to manipulate dosing by killing the Borrelia, waiting, and then going back and hitting them again.  After doing this four times, the researchers discovered no bacteria in the petri dishes.

    Lewis is the first to admit that this was only in a test tube, but they are planning to work on studies with animals and humans.

  •  Lewis’ finding is what Dr. Burrascano discovered clinically with himself and many of his patients:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/02/22/why-mainstream-lyme-msids-research-remains-in-the-dark-ages/  While this article focuses primarily on why Lyme research has been fruitless (poor study design for predetermined outcomes), it also summarizes an important video on the history of Lyme disease by Dr. Burrascano.  In it, he details how he discovered that “cycling” worked on many patients (but not all).  All of this is completely ignored by mainstream medicine/research and frankly many LLMD’s are not savvy to this information either.
  • https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/02/13/lyme-disease-treatment/  This article includes numerous treatments (including natural products) by Lyme literate doctors.  It serves as a spring-board to educate patients on the complexities facing them.  It has been my experience that patient involvement is required with this “do it yourself” complex disease(s).  While LLMD’s are trained by ILADS and are experts in the body, you are an expert in your body and there is much to learn and know and even then, experimentation is often required as each case is completely different.
  • https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2022/09/19/ahead-of-the-curve-interview-with-dr-alan-mcdonald/  I recommend reading/watching anything put out by Dr. McDonald, a pathologist who has done ground breaking research.

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Lyme, research, Treatment

New Book- Australian Lyme Crimes: The Global Disgrace

Australian Lyme Crimes: The Global Disgrace Paperback – April 30, 2021

By Julie Mellae

Book found here

Lyme disease was initially a mysterious rheumatoid type of disease discovered in 1976 in a cluster of children in Lyme, Connecticut, USA hence its name. Now known to be harmful to humans, this disease can be transmitted from human to human. Estimated Lyme patients worldwide could be over one million, the numbers rising.

The following story covers my personal battle with Lyme disease and the history of the collaboration of Australia, America and Russia in their modus operandi of biological warfare. In this book, we look at Lyme disease’s origins, the reasoning behind its denial and negligence by Australian doctors sworn to the Hippocratic Oath. We depict the actions and role of three main protagonists:

  • Willy Burgdorfer who discovered the causative spirochete of Lyme disease which was named after him
  • Dr Erich Traub, a Nazi scientist who was saved by the Americans, from a litany of war crime charges, due to his knowledge of viruses and diseases in Germany and Europe
  • Dr Allen Steer, who named the condition, dodged the Draft and omitted vital evidence from his scientific papers to deny Lyme disease credibility.

We look at the action of governments and their various instrumentalities, which on the one hand seek to exploit sections of their own populations while at the same time resorting to manipulating decisions and laws for their own self -protection. It is the sickening story of lust for power, the fear of losing it, and the might agencies will bring to bear against the people who threaten these ambitions.

This is not hyperbole on the part of the author.

At the time of writing this, we have all become aware that biological warfare is a fact that can no longer be hidden as it once was. The highly mutating virus COVID 19 has practically brought the world to its knees, and we must assume it was ‘released from the lab’ in Wuhan, China. Dr Francis Boyle, an expert in bio-warfare, recently said:

“the Coronavirus that we are dealing with here is an offensive biological warfare weapon. There have been previous reports of problems with the Wuhan Institute of Virology and ‘things’ leaking out of it.”

The Salisbury Poisonings series on television during the COVID 19 lockdown acquainted a broad global audience the horrendous properties of Novichok and its terrible effects on people who come into contact with it. And, there has been yet another targeted attack on a Russian citizen who is a long-standing vocal critic of Vladimir Putin.

In Australia, we have seen the effects of Thalidomide, the British Nuclear testing in Maralinga and the ramifications and destructiveness it has wrought on families. We witnessed Australia’s appalling response to HIV Aids in 1980.

Our government is guilty of many sins to humanity.

And yet, the intransigence of political parties remains. Admit nothing. Do not own any responsibility. Dismiss, denigrate, destroy if necessary, those who challenge the status quo.

This is my story and that of others who dispute the claim that ‘Lyme Disease does not exist in Australia’.

Alongside the history of Lyme will be the history of the strategies used against those patients and researchers who are fighting to claw back the right to decent medical care.Indeed, that is not such a big ask.

Then why is it?

“In the fullness of time, the mainstream handling of chronic Lyme disease will be viewed as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of medicine because elements of the government and virtually the entire insurance industry have colluded to deny the disease.” Dr Kenneth Liegner, Lyme Patient’s Human Rights Defender

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Activism, Lyme